page_title: List of mammals of Chile
section_title: Order: Rodentia (rodents)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Chile / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Superorder: Euarchontoglires / Order: Rodentia (rodents)
caption_attribution_description: Myocastor coypus (ragondin) sur la marne, dans le val de marne à proximité de Paris
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Chile. As of January 2011, there are 152 mammal species listed for Chile, of which four are critically endangered, eight are endangered, eight are vulnerable, and eleven are near threatened.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature; those on the left are used here, those in the second column are used in some other articles:
context_section_description: Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb).
  Suborder: Hystricognathi
  Family: Chinchillidae (viscachas and chinchillas)
  Genus: Chinchilla
  Short-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla brevicaudata CR
  Long-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigera CR
  Genus: Lagidium
  Southern viscacha, Lagidium viscacia LC
  Northern viscacha, Lagidium peruanum LC
  Wolffsohn's viscacha, Lagidium wolffsohni DD
  Family: Caviidae (guinea pigs)
  Subfamily: Caviinae
  Genus: Cavia
  Montane guinea pig, Cavia tschudii LC
  Genus: Galea
  Common yellow-toothed cavy, Galea musteloides LC
  Genus: Microcavia
  Southern mountain cavy, Microcavia australis LC
  Andean mountain cavy, Microcavia niata LC
  Family: Ctenomyidae
  Genus: Ctenomys
  Coyhaique tuco-tuco, Ctenomys coyhaiquensis DD
  Tawny tuco-tuco, Ctenomys fulvus LC
  Magellanic tuco-tuco, Ctenomys magellanicus VU
  Maule tuco-tuco, Ctenomys maulinus LC
  Highland tuco-tuco, Ctenomys opimus LC
  Family: Octodontidae
  Genus: Aconaemys
  Chilean rock rat, Aconaemys fuscus LC
  Porter's rock rat, Aconaemys porteri DD
  Sage's rock rat, Aconaemys sagei DD
  Genus: Octodon
  Bridges's degu, Octodon bridgesi VU
  Common degu, Octodon degus LC
  Moon-toothed degu, Octodon lunatus NT
  Pacific degu, Octodon pacificus CR
  Genus: Octodontomys
  Mountain degu, Octodontomys gliroides LC
  Genus: Spalacopus
  Coruro, Spalacopus cyanus LC
  Family: Abrocomidae
  Genus: Abrocoma
  Bennett's chinchilla rat, Abrocoma bennettii LC
  Ashy chinchilla rat, Abrocoma cinerea LC
  Family: Myocastoridae (coypus)
  Genus: Myocastor
  Coypu, Myocastor coypus LC
  Suborder: Sciurognathi
  Family: Cricetidae
  Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
  Genus: Abrothrix
  Andean Altiplano mouse, Abrothrix andinus LC
  Hershkovitz's grass mouse, Abrothrix hershkovitzi LC
  Woolly grass mouse, Abrothrix lanosus LC
  Long-haired grass mouse, Abrothrix longipilis LC
  Olive grass mouse, Abrothrix olivaceus LC
  Sanborn's grass mouse, Abrothrix sanborni NT
  Genus: Akodon
  White-bellied grass mouse, Akodon albiventer LC
  Bolivian grass mouse, Akodon boliviensis LC
  Intelligent grass mouse, Akodon iniscatus LC
  Genus: Andinomys
  Andean mouse, Andinomys edax LC
  Genus: Auliscomys
  Bolivian big-eared mouse, Auliscomys boliviensis LC
  Painted big-eared mouse, Auliscomys pictus LC
  Andean big-eared mouse, Auliscomys sublimis LC
  Genus: Calomys
  Andean vesper mouse, Calomys lepidus LC
  Genus: Chelemys
  Magellanic long-clawed akodont, Chelemys delfini DD
  Andean long-clawed mouse, Chelemys macronyx LC
  Large long-clawed mouse, Chelemys megalonyx NT
  Genus: Chinchillula
  Altiplano chinchilla mouse, Chinchillula sahamae LC
  Genus: Eligmodontia
  Morgan's gerbil mouse, Eligmodontia morgani LC
  Andean gerbil mouse, Eligmodontia puerulus LC
  Genus: Euneomys
  Patagonian chinchilla mouse, Euneomys chinchilloides DD
  Biting chinchilla mouse, Euneomys mordax LC
  Peterson's chinchilla mouse, Euneomys petersoni LC
  Genus: Galenomys
  Garlepp's mouse, Galenomys garleppi DD
  Genus: Geoxus
  Long-clawed mole mouse, Geoxus valdivianus LC
  Genus: Irenomys
  Chilean climbing mouse, Irenomys tarsalis LC
  Genus: Loxodontomys
  Southern big-eared mouse, Loxodontomys micropus LC
  Pikumche pericote, Loxodontomys pikumche LC
  Genus: Neotomys
  Andean swamp rat, Neotomys ebriosus LC
  Genus: Oligoryzomys
  Long-tailed pygmy rice rat, Oligoryzomys longicaudatus LC
  Magellanic pygmy rice rat, Oligoryzomys magellanicus LC
  Genus: Pearsonomys
  Pearson's long-clawed akodont, Pearsonomys annectens VU
  Genus: Phyllotis
  Darwin's leaf-eared mouse, Phyllotis darwini LC
  Lima leaf-eared mouse, Phyllotis limatus LC
  Master leaf-eared mouse, Phyllotis magister LC
  Osgood's leaf-eared mouse, Phyllotis osgoodi DD
  Yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse, Phyllotis xanthopygus LC
  Genus: Reithrodon
  Bunny rat, Reithrodon auritus LC
  Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
  Subfamily: Murinae
  Genus: Rattus
  Polynesian rat, Rattus exulans LC
caption: Coypu
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